Wainwright and Pujols back heart health campaign honouring Darryl Kile

5 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 30

Joined by Kile's daughter Sierra and Merck, they are highlighting high cholesterol risks nearly 24 years after the Cardinals pitcher died aged 33 in Chicago.
Pujols said Kile, who mentored him early in St Louis, left a lasting impact and that the campaign aims to help prevent heart attacks through better awareness and medical check-ups.
Kile's death led to the cancellation of a Cardinals-Cubs game at Wrigley Field in 2002, and his family says sharing his story helps preserve his legacy.

Twenty-four years after a pitcher’s tragic death, can his story and a new drug truly prevent similar heartbreaks?

Can a baseball-themed initiative truly change behaviors in America's widespread, silent heart disease epidemic?

With a new blockbuster heart drug on the horizon, is Merck’s campaign more about marketing or honoring a memory?